Anna Konkle (born April 7, 1987) is an American actress, writer and director. She is known for co-creating and starring as Anna Kone on Hulu's original TV comedy series PEN15, alongside Maya Erskine. Her work on the series earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021.[1][2]
Konkle was born in Randolph, Vermont, on April 7, 1987. In 1994, her family moved to Scituate, Massachusetts, where she attended public schools. Her parents divorced in her early teens, a theme she would explore deeply on PEN15.[3]
Konkle attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She initially studied musical theater but shifted to the school's Experimental Theater Wing after finding out she had vocal nodules.[4] During her junior year at NYU, she attended an international experimental theater program in Amsterdam. There she met fellow student Maya Erskine, who would become her best friend and PEN15 co-creator.[5][6]
Career[edit]Konkle started her career working on student films while at the New York University and in experimental theater. During the first decade of her career, she appeared in small roles in TV shows such as New Girl, Shameless and Ramy. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Tara "TMI" Milly Izikoff on the main cast of Rosewood.
In 2019, Konkle co-created with Maya Erskine and Sam Zvibleman Hulu's original TV comedy series PEN15. Konkle and Erskine star as 13-year-old semi-fictional versions of themselves as adults.[7] The show received critical acclaim and for her work, she earned two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021.
Personal life[edit]In early 2021, Konkle confirmed she had had her first daughter, Essie Wunderle Anfanger, with actor Alex Anfanger.[8]
Filmography[edit] Anna Konkle filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013 Betas Enid 2 episodes 2014 New Girl Judy Episode: "Landline" 2015 Man Seeking Woman Kayla Episode: "Gel" 2015–2016 Maron Shay 4 episodes 2015–2017 Rosewood Tara "TMI" Milly Izikoff 44 episodes 2017 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Slushious (voice) 2 episodes 2017 Shameless Tenant Episode: "Where's My Meth?" 2019 Ramy Chloe Episode: "Between the Toes" 2019–2021 PEN15 Anna Kone 24-25 episodes; also creator, writer, and executive producer 2019 Plus One Jenna 2019 Baskets Anita 3 episodes 2020 Robot Chicken (voice) Episode: "Gracie Purgatory in: That's How You Get Hemorrhoids" Big Mouth Cafeteria Girl Izzy (voice) Episode: "Cafeteria Girls." 2021 Together Together Shayleen Feature film 2022 The Drop Lex Feature film 2023 Judy Blume Forever Herself Documentary The Afterparty Hannah Minnows Main role (season 2); 9 episodes 2025 Side Quest Maude Episode: "Song and Dance" Murderbot Leebeebee TBA Close Personal Friends † TBA Post-production References[edit] ^ Dis, Allison P. (2019-02-14). "How PEN15 Made Two 30-Year-Olds Look 13". The Cut. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-03-09. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (8 February 2019). "'PEN15' creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle on playing their uncool 13-year-old selves". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-02-16. ^ Thorne, Will (16 September 2020). "'Pen15' Creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle Relive Divorce and Gaslighting With 'Raw' Second Season". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-04. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (2019-03-13). "'PEN15' Stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in Conversation". PAPER. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28. ^ Carlin, Shannon (15 February 2019). "How Re-Living The Horrors Of Middle School Changed The Stars Of 'PEN15' For The Better". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (8 February 2019). "'PEN15' creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle on playing their uncool 13-year-old selves". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-02-20. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2019-02-06). "'Pen15' Mines Middle-School Hell for Awesomely Awkward Humor". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20. ^ "PEN15's Anna Konkle Announces Birth of Baby Girl, Reveals Engagement to Alex Anfanger". Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-18. External links[edit] Anna Konkle at IMDb Official Instagram